GIFT TO MY CHILDREN, A美国投资家吉姆罗杰斯撰写 当当网5星级英文学习产品
作者： 吉姆·罗杰斯(Jim Rogers) 著
出版社：Random House US 2009-4-1
简介：He’s the swashbuckling world traveler and legendary investor whomade his fortune before he was forty. Now the bestselling author ofA Bull in China, Hot Commodities, and Adventure Capitalist shares aheartfelt, indispensable guide for his daughters (and all younginvestors) to find success and happiness. In A Gift to My Children,Jim Rogers offers advice with his trademark candor and confidence,but this time he adds paternal compassion, protectiveness, andlove. Rogers reveals how to learn from his triumphs and mistakes inorder to achieve a prosperous, well-lived life. For example: ? Trust your own judgment: Rogers sensed China’strue potential way back in the 1980s, at a time when most analystswere highly skeptical of its prospects for growth. ? Focus on what you like: Rogers was five whenhe started collecting empty bottles at baseball games instead ofplaying. ? Be persistent: Coming to Yale from ruralAlabama, and in over his head, Rogers never stopped studying andwound up with a scholarship to Oxford. ? See the world: In 1990, Rogers traveledthrough six continents by motorcycle, gaining a global perspectiveand learning how to evaluate prospects in rapidly developingcountries such as Brazil, Russia, India, and China. ? Nothing is really new: anything deemed“innovative” or “unprecedented” is usually just overhyped, as inthe case of the Internet or TV, airplanes, and railroads beforeit ? And not a bit off the subject, and veryimportant: Boys will need you more than you’ll need them! Wise and warm, accessible and inspiring, A Giftto My Children is a great gift for all those just starting toinvest in their futures.
